Second victory for André Greipel: First stage Tour Down Under
German Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) has taken his second straight win Down Under. The Cancer Council Classic and the first stage of the Santos Tour Down Under, with a photo finish sprint over Italian rider Alessandro Petacchi. He obviously has a lot of confidence on his new bike, the Ridley Noah FAST. Greipel will wear the ochre jersey tomorrow courtesy of the 10 second time bonus he earned on the finish. The only negative side to this story is that Greipel’s teammate at Lotto-Belisol, Jürgen Roelandts, crashed in the final km, and won’t be able to start in stage 2.